Atmospheric change encompassing a rising carbon dioxide (CO 2) concentration is one
component of Global Change that affects various ecosystem processes and functions. The …

Recent advances in microbial genomics, synthetic organic chemistry and X-ray
crystallography provided opportunities to identify novel antibacterial targets for the …

Introduction: The carbonic anhydrases (CAs, EC 4.2. 1.1), a group of ubiquitously expressed
metalloenzymes, are involved in numerous physiological and pathological processes, as …

Global atmospheric methane (CH 4) concentrations are now approaching 1800 ppbv as a
result of the growing imbalance between the net CH 4 emissions from natural and …

Climate change is one of the hot topics of the current century because it is not only an issue
to our health but also to agriculture, forestry, biodiversity, ecosystem and supply of energy …

Soil inorganic carbon (SIC) is the largest pool (≈ 950 Pg of soil carbonate+ 1404 Pg of
bicarbonate in groundwater; ie, 1 Pg= 10 15 g= 1 gigaton) of the global carbon cycle at a …

Increased belowground carbon (C) transfer by plant roots at elevated CO2 may change
properties of the microbial community in the rhizosphere. Previous investigations that …

This report assesses research on the interactions of UV radiation (280–400 nm) and global
climate change with global biogeochemical cycles at the Earth's surface. The effects of UV-B …

Before the industrial revolution, the atmospheric CO 2 concentration was 180–330 ppm;
however, fossil-fuel combustion and forest destruction have led to increased atmospheric …

Increasing the belowground translocation of assimilated carbon by plants grown under
elevated CO2 can cause a shift in the structure and activity of the microbial community …